misexpress

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verb

To express incorrectly.

“I misexpressed myself when I said I didn't want to see you. I only meant that I was temporarily busy.”

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Meanings

verbmisexpress (third-person singular simple present misexpresses, present participle misexpressing, simple past and past participle misexpressed)

present singular third person misexpresses · participle present misexpressing · participle past misexpressed · past misexpressed

  1. transitiveTo express incorrectly.

    I misexpressed myself when I said I didn't want to see you. I only meant that I was temporarily busy.

Origin

From mis- + express.

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Cite this entry
APA

misexpress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexpress

MLA

“misexpress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexpress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misexpress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misexpress.

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